初はつ朔日ついたち

noun

first day of the second month (lunar calendar)

Traditional term used in the context of the old lunar calendar; rarely encountered in modern Japanese outside historical or cultural references.

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは、初はつ朔日ついたちは二に月がつの最さい初しょの日ひを指さす。

  In the old lunar calendar, 初朔日 refers to the first day of the second month.